TALK ABOUT A CREDIBILITY (Senator Kerry on Intel Funding for CIA)

Republican National Committee ^ | 16 July 2003 | RNC Research

[PhiKapMom]

TALK ABOUT A CREDIBILITY GAP . . .

Kerry’s Proposals To Slash Intel Funding And His Naïve Statements Are At Odds With Campaign Rhetoric About Making America Safer

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SENATOR KERRY FOUGHT TO SLASH
INTELLIGENCE FUNDING BY AT LEAST $2.5 BILLION

1995: Proposed Bill Cutting $1.5 Billion From Intelligence Budget. Kerry introduced a bill that would “reduce the Intelligence budget by $300 million in each of fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000.” There were no cosponsors of Kerry’s bill, which never made it to the floor for a vote. (S. 1290, Introduced 9/29/95)

1995: Voted To Slash FBI Funding By $80 Million. (H.R. 2076, CQ Vote #480: Adopted 49-41: R 9-40; D 40-1, 9/29/95, Kerry Voted Yea)

1994: Proposed Bill To Gut $1 Billion From Intelligence And Freeze Spending For Two Major Intelligence Programs. Kerry proposed a bill cutting $1 billion from the budgets of the National Foreign Intelligence Program and from Tactical Intelligence, and freezing their budgets. The bill did not make it to a vote, but the language was later submitted (and defeated – see below) as S. Amdt. 1452 to H.R. 3759. (S. 1826, Introduced 2/3/94)

* When His Bill Stalled In Committee, Kerry Proposed $1 Billion Cut As Amendment Instead. Kerry proposed cutting $1 billion from the National Foreign Intelligence Program and Tactical Intelligence budgets, and freezing their budgets. The amendment was defeated, with even Graham, Lieberman and Braun voting against Kerry. (Amdt.. To H.R. 3759, CQ Vote #39: Rejected 20-75: R 3-37; D 17-38, 2/10/94, Kerry Voted Yea; Graham, Lieberman And Braun Voted Nay)

KERRY’S SHIFTING RHETORIC ON INTEL

2003: Candidate Kerry Says “We Have A Serious Problem” With Intelligence. “I believe there are enormous questions still about the overall intelligence given to the congress, the quality of that intelligence … If we don't know the answer about our intelligence, if we do not know what our intelligence community is telling us and whether or not it is broadly true, we have a serious problem.” (CNN’s “Late Edition,” 7/13/03)

12 Days After 9/11: Kerry Questioned Quality Of Intelligence. “And the tragedy is, at the moment, that the single most important weapon for the United States of America is intelligence. … And we are weakest, frankly, in that particular area. So it’s going to take us time to be able to build up here to do this properly.” (CBS’s “Face The Nation,” 9/23/01)

1997: Kerry Questioned Growth Of Intelligence Community After Cold War. “Now that that [Cold War] struggle is over, why is it that our vast intelligence apparatus continues to grow even as Government resources for new and essential priorities fall far short of what is necessary? …” (Senator John Kerry Agreeing That Critic's Concerns Be Addressed, Congressional Record, 5/1/97, p. S3891)

1970: Even As Early As His Unsuccessful 1970 Congressional Bid, Kerry Declared Desire To “Almost Eliminate” CIA. “[Kerry] was quoted in The Harvard Crimson as saying he would like to ‘almost eliminate CIA activity’ …” (Michael Kranish, “With Antiwar Role, High Visibility,” The Boston Globe, 6/17/03)

[PhiKapMom]

[PhiKapMom]

Please spread the word about Sen Kerry and his fight to cut Intelligence Funding!

Thanks!

[Support Free Republic]

Hi Mom!

[deport]

WHOOPS

[AmericanMade1776]

Guess he does not want "darn good" intelligence.

[Cobra64]

Anyone who looks like Mr. Ed can't have too much intelligence.... no offense to Mr. Ed.

[gunnedah]

If it comes from the mouth of a Democrat you can dismiss the truth. I have never seen this grand old party stoop so low in my 65 years.

[gov_bean_ counter]

I know there are some age dynamics, however if you could get Kerry and Cheslea together, you'd have your next triple crown winner.

[prairiebreeze]

Word spread. Hope it does some good, at least on Fox.

Prairie

[woodyinscc]

This guy wants to be President? Looks to me like he is confusing the political climate of 2003 with that of 1968!

This can be used against him big time

BRING HIM ON!!!

[woodyinscc]

ROTFLMAO!!!!

[BOBTHENAILER]

Please spread the word about Sen Kerry and his fight to cut Intelligence Funding!

Great post and I will spread it far and wide.

[PhiKapMom]

I agree with you! My Mom is 80 and said she had never seen the DemocRATs as bad as they are today! She never liked them before but now she loathes them.

Used to be there were a few DemocRATs that at least you personally thought were okay. But today -- can count those type DemocRATs on one hand in the Senate and not fill up the hand!

[isthisnickcool]

I know there are some age dynamics, however if you could get Kerry and Cheslea together, you'd have your next triple crown winner.

Not without Charles and Camilla.

[PhiKapMom]

Did you see on a thread that Kerry spent one night in jail for his anti-war protests? He was trying to keep up with Rev Al talking about being jailed! Now that is something to be proud of! (saracasm)

What a lowlife!

[Cobra64]

I know there are some age dynamics, however if you could get Kerry and Cheslea together, you'd have your next triple crown winner.

You kwazy wascle. I laughed so hard that my wife came into my office and asked me if I were okay.

[PhiKapMom]

Thank you sir! The more the truth gets out the better for Bush-Cheney and their reelection.

The RATs and their friends in the media don't seem to want the truth to get out! They prefer to attack the Administration!

[Cobra64]

This guy wants to be President? Looks to me like he is confusing the political climate of 2003 with that of 1968! This can be used against him big time BRING HIM ON!!!

The problem is, if this a$$hole, Kerry (Iknow I'm being redundent), is the Dem nominee, is that the Pubbies are too nice to show what a liar and a hypocrite Kerry is. Do we think there will be some ad campaigns brining this out?

[woodyinscc]

Do we think there will be some ad campaigns brining this out?

You bet, the RNC with Ed Gillispie in charge will be top notch.

It also will not hurt that he is a North Eastern Liberal. This tag is almost as good(Isay almost)at getting the R vote out as the name of clinton!

[windchime]

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